All Coral Calcium is not Created Equal

Among the oldest and most primitive of organisms is coral. Coral reefs surround islands everywhere in the world, but the coral reefs surrounding Okinawa have proved to be like no other. Out of over 2,500 varieties of coral in the world, only the Sango Coral contains an organic composition identical to that of the human skeleton, including calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium. Calcium is 35% of our body's mineral makeup and our number one mineral. Because coral calcium is ionic and readily bioavailable, it does not become a free radical in the process and donates electrons to repair the damaged cells. A major health benefit!

There is much debate about what is a better grade of coral calcium, marine bed (marine grade) or fossilized (beach sand). In his latest book, "Barefoot On Coral Calcium..." (page 24) Robert Barefoot writes:

"It is important to recognize that two broad, but distinct types of coral calcium are used as health giving supplements by the Japanese and many people throughout the world. The first type is fossilized calcium that has been deposited on the landmass, or washed up on to beaches. The second type is taken directly from the seabed. It is marine bed coral. This marinebed coral is the coral that has dropped from the reef or is processed by reef inhabitants. Marine coral is closer in composition to the living forms of corals, because many minerals and organic elements are retained, in comparison to fossilized, land-based coral.

There are important differences in composition between fossilized (land-based) coral and marine (sea-bed) coral. Marine coral contains more magnesium, and the balance of calcium (24%) to magnesium (12%) content of this second type of marine coral is close to 2:1. This 2 to 1 ratio is the ideal ratio for calcium and magnesium intake in the human diet. My research has led me to believe strongly that the natural, magnesium enriched, marine coral is to be strongly preferred as a health giving supplement over land based (fossilized coral), which contains less than 1% magnesium. This superiority is due to its retained, ideal, ionic balance of calcium and magnesium in a 2:1 ratio, and the fact that a host of other nutrients were also washed out of fossilized coral during weathering processes. These issues are considered in greater detail in Chapter 4.

There are some who recommend drinking coral calcium in a tea form. According to Bob Barefoot in The Calcium Factor, "tea bag coral does impart some desirable properties to water. However the user is only benefiting from about 2% of the marine nutrients that dissolve in water. Taking coral in this manner is far less desirable than consuming the coral calcium in capsule form. Despite the deficiencies, both tea bag coral and fossilized coral consumption has led to remarkable health testimonials."

The bio-availability of the Pure marine coral calcium from Okinawa, Japan greatly surpasses all other calcium supplements. Compare absorption rates:

The bottom line is that calcium is 35% of your body's mineral makeup and our number one mineral. Because coral calcium is ionic and readily bioavailable, it does not become a free radical in the process and donates electrons to repair the damaged cells. A major health benefit! Regardless of which form of coral calcium you take, you will likely benefit. For maximum benefit marine coral calcium from Okinawa, Japan is recommended.

It is important to note that for over two decades, the Japanese government in Okinawa, Japan has controlled and mined the marinebed coral that accumulated on the sea floor around the islands without disturbing the living coral reefs.